Remote enclosure systems and methods of production thereof

• US 7,269,030 B2
• Filed: 10/30/2002
• Issued: 09/11/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Purcell Systems
• Original Assignee: Purcell Systems
• Inventors: Johnson, Kelly, Miller, William
• Primary Examiner(s): Dinh; Tuan T.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Bui; Hung S.
• Application Number:
  US10/481,306
• Publication Number:
  US 20040240161A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,777 Days
• Field of Search: 361/752, 361/686, 361/800, 361/797, 361/807, 361/826, 361/816, 361/818, 361/790, 174/35.R, 174/51, 174/24, 174/100, 174/50, 710/303
• US Class Current: 361/797
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/00 Current supply arrangements for telephone systems for selecting-equipment H04Q1/28
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 1/023 using sliding mechanisms for accessing the interior of the apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 1/026 characterized by door details
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 1/035 Cooling of active equipments, e.g. air ducts
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 1/06 Cable ducts or mountings specially adapted for exchange installations
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 1/116 lightning or EMI protection, e.g. shielding or grounding
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2201/02 Details of frames
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2201/06 Cooling arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2201/10 Housing details
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/186 for supporting telecommunication equipment selecting apparatus H04Q1/02

Abstract

Remote enclosure systems have now been designed that meet the following goals: a) consolidates electrical terminations in one system; b) pre-terminates AC and DC equipment loads before site installation; c) provides multiple access points for facilitating equipment repair and installation; d) is easily expanded through the use of additional systems or expansion cabinets and e) is aesthetically functional given the cable entry and routing structure. Remote enclosure systems generally comprise: a) a frame system further comprising at least two side panels; b) at least one door coupled to the frame system; c) at least one removable radiofrequency (RF) port plate coupled to at least one of the side panels and/or the frame system; d) a bottom panel coupled to the frame system; and e) a cable management top assembly coupled to the frame system.

Claims

1. A remote enclosure system, comprising:

a frame system comprising at least two side panels and a top portion;

at least one door coupled to the frame system;

at least one removable RF port plate coupled to at least one of the side panels;

a bottom panel coupled to the frame system, wherein the frame system has an internal space; and

a cable management top assembly separate from and coupled to the top portion of the frame system, wherein the cable management top assembly comprises an internal space such that cables and other electronic connections can be stored in the internal space of the cable management top assembly or can be routed into or out of the internal space of the frame system into the internal space of the cable management top assembly.

2. The remote enclosure system of claim 1, further comprising at least one expansion cabinet coupled to one of the at least two side panels at a coupling interface, wherein the expansion cabinet contains telecommunications components or electronic components that are subject to a demarcation shield from the remote enclosure system.

3. The remote enclosure system of claim 2, wherein the at least one expansion cabinet is coupled to the frame system at the coupling interface.

4. The remote enclosure system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the at least two side panels is removable.

5. The remote enclosure system of claim 1, wherein the at least one door is removable.

6. The remote enclosure system of claim 1, wherein the bottom panel forms the floor section of the remote enclosure system.

7. The remote enclosure system of claim 1, wherein the cable management top assembly comprises a top panel, a routing passageway and an air conditioner exhaust member.

8. The remote enclosure system of claim 1, further comprising at least one of an air conditioner unit, a battery pack, a meter base, a power receptacle box and a cable port.

9. The remote enclosure system of claim 1, further comprising at least one electronic component coupled to the frame system.

10. The remote enclosure system of claim 9, further comprising at least one telecommunications component coupled to at least one of the frame system or the at least one electronic component.

11. The remote enclosure system of claim 1, further comprising at least one teleconununications component coupled to the frame system.

12. The remote enclosure system of claim 1, further comprising an alarm system or an alarm device.

13. The remote enclosure system of one of claims 1 or 2, wherein the at least one expansion cabinet is coupled with a plurality of screw and nut pairs at the coupling interface.

14. The remote enclosure system of claim 13, further comprising an insulating material between the at least one expansion cabinet and one of the frame system or the side panel at the coupling interface.

15. The remote enclosure system of claim 14, wherein the insulating material is insulating tape.

16. The remote enclosure system of claim 14, wherein the insulating material is resistant to environmental conditions.

17. The remote enclosure system of claim 1, further comprising a pre-wiring system.

18. The remote enclosure system of claim 17, further comprising an electrical power component, at least one telecommunication component and a demarcation component that shields the electrical power component from the at least one telecommunication component.

19. The remote enclosure system of claim 1, further comprising an electrical power component, at least one telecommunication component and a demarcation component that shields the electrical power component from the at least one teleconununication component.

20. The remote enclosure system of claim 1, further comprising a shelving system coupled to at least one of the frame system, the bottom panel, the at least two side panels or the cable management top assembly.

21. A method of producing a remote enclosure system, comprising:

providing a frame system having at least two side panels and a top portion, at least one door coupled to the frame system, wherein the frame system has an internal space;

at least one removable RF port plate coupled to at least one of the side panels, a bottom panel coupled to the frame system, and a cable management top assembly separate from and coupled to the top portion of the frame system, wherein the cable management top assembly comprises an internal space such that cables and other electronic connections can be stored in the internal space of the cable management top assembly or can be routed into or out of the internal space of the frame system into the internal space of the cable management top assembly;

providing an expansion cabinet; and

coupling the frame system to the expansion cabinet through a coupling interface, wherein the expansion cabinet contains telecommunications components or electronic components that are subject to a demarcation shield from the remote enclosure system.

22. A cable management top assembly for a remote enclosure system, wherein the remote enclosure system comprises a frame system comprising at least two side panels and a top portion, comprising:

a coupling device for coupling the cable management top assembly to the top portion of the frame system, wherein the cable management top assembly is initially separate from the frame system;

an internal routing space for routing wiring into the cable management top assembly from an external space or from an internal space in the remote enclosure system; and

wherein the internal routing space can store a plurality of cable and wiring components.

23. A remote enclosure system, comprising:

a frame system comprising at least two side panels and a top portion;

at least one door coupled to the frame system, wherein the frame system has an internal space;

a bottom panel coupled to the frame system;

a cable management top assembly separate from and coupled to the top portion of the frame system, wherein the cable management top assembly comprises an internal space such that cables and other electronic connections, can be stored in the internal space of the cable management top assembly or can be routed into or out of the internal space of the frame system into the internal space of the cable management top assembly; and

at least one RF port coupled to the cable management top assembly.